This paper exhorts public sector agencies to re-examine and improve their current performance measurement and reporting practices. The paper pays particular attention to measuring and reporting.

The Department of Human Services, through its Office of Housing, is the largest provider of social housing in Victoria. This study examines how well the Office of Housing maintains public housing stock.

This audit examined the efficiency and effectiveness of internal budgeting processes and practices within the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Infrastructure

The Home and Community Care (HACC) program provides services to frail aged people, and people with disabilities, so that they can continue to live independently at home. This audit examined the comprehensiveness of Department of Human Services and Council HACC planning processes.

These guidelines have been developed by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office in consultation with the Department of Treasury and Finance to promote increased awareness across all Victorian public sector agencies, including local government, of the role and responsibilities of the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) within the ever-changing public sector environment.

This report provides the opportunity for Parliament to re-assess how well it is placed to discharge its key role of exercising effective control over public finances and holding Executive Government to account, and identifies opportunities to strengthen the effectiveness of such control.

This report outlines findings associated with Payroll management and Administration of the goods and services tax in government departments and a selection of other agencies.

This report recognises the importance of effective risk management in the Victorian public sector. Its purpose is to provide a timely assessment about risk management practices at individual agency and whole-of-government or State-sector levels, and to make observations about the adequacy of these practices.

The scope of this audit included examining the records of non-government recipient agencies to assess whether funds had been used as intended and were expended efficiently and effectively.

This performance audit covered Victoria’s 15 non-metropolitan urban water authorities.